prophete
Latin edit
Noun edit
prophētē
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English propheta, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs); reinforced by Anglo-Norman prophete.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prophete (plural prophetes)
- A prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one (especially used of Christ and the Biblical prophets).
- One of the portions of the Old Testament which covers the prophets.
- (rare) A messenger; one who announces or proclaims something.
- (rare) A foreteller; one who divines or previews.
- (rare) A musical or poetic figure.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “prophē̆t(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek.
Noun edit
prophete m (plural prophetes)
- prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)
Descendants edit
- French: prophète
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek.
Noun edit
prophete oblique singular, m (oblique plural prophetes, nominative singular prophetes, nominative plural prophete)
- prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)